Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday inaugurated the board of the N25billion Employment Trust Fund (ETF), expressing optimism that the initiative, which was one of his campaign promises, will positively and productively engage teeming youths in the state.
The former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru, will serve as chairman of the board, while members include Engr. Dele Martins, Mrs. Bilikis Adebiyi-Abiola, Mr. Otto Orondam, Mrs. Olufunmi Olatunde Daudu, Mr. Tunde Bank-Anthony, Mr. Michael Popoola Ajayi, Mr. Tunde Durosinmi-Etti and Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi. Mr. Akintunde Oyebode will serve as the Executive Secretary of the Fund.
The Governor, who inaugurated the board at the Banquet Hall, Lagos House, Alausa, said the establishment of the Fund marked a turning point in the responsiveness of his administration to the yearnings of youths and unemployed persons in the state. He described the ETF as an instrument designed to galvanise the creative and innovative energies of all Lagosians, noting that the Fund would only be available to Lagosians and residents of the state.
